Anchoring device for boats



July .3!

O. S. GABRIELSON ET AL ANCHORING DEVICE FOR BOATS Phrea Apri'l'zz, 1927Patented July 3, 192g.

lJhllTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO S. GABRIELSGN AND MALCOLM J. lWENNEB/S'llOIvL OF ll/IINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA.

ANCHORNG DEVICE FOR BOATS.

Application filed April 22, 1927. Serial No. 185,820.

lt is the object of this invention to provide a novel and improvedanchoring device for use particularly in connection with the anchoringof small boats.

To this end the invention consists in the novel devices and novel.combinations of devices defined in the claims and described in thefollowing` specification made in eenneetion with the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similarparts throughout the various views and, in which,

F 1 is a vertical section of a portion of a small boat showing appliedthereto one embodiment of the invention, illustrated chiefly in sideelevation, certain of the parts being broken away and shown in section,and certain of the parts ,being shown in full lines in one position andin dotted lines in another position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, asindicated by the arrows; v

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. as indicated by thearrows;

F 4 is a view taken in right side elevation of Fig. 3, and,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a slightly different embodiment ofthe present invention.

Referring to the drawings, Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4. a portion G of a boat,such as a row boat. is illustrated, the said boat having the gunwale 7secured to the outer side of the boat in the usual manner. The device ofthe invention consists essentially of a clamp adapted to be secured to aboat, a plate above said clamp, a. standard pivotally mounted in saidplate and clamp, a windlass secured to the standard and an anchoradapted to be operated by the windlass.

Although various types of clamps may be used, the type illustrated inthe drawings is adapted to be fixed to the side of a boat and includesthe angular bracket 8, the crossshaped moiable elan'ipiug jaw 9 and thescrew 10. The bracket S includes a vertical flange 8 adapted to bearagainst the inner side of the boat and a substantially hori- Zontalshelf 8l extending outwardly from thc top of flange 8, there beingdownwardly projecting wings S at either side of the shelf. The screw 10is hook-shaped at its inner end to provide a convenient handle isjenriialed outwardly frotn the hooked portion in a bossed upper portionof flange 8L where it is heldy from lateral shifting` by lock nuts 41acting as collars. The outer end of screw 10 extends through a threadedaperture adjacent the top of movable clamping jaw 9, the said movableclamping jaw acting as a nut on the screw and being guided by wings 8cdepending from the shelf S". The shelf 8h has an open ended slot Sdformed therein and extending outwardly from adjacent the flange 8a.

A Hat plate 11 rests directly on top of shelf Sl and the said plate isof greater length than the shelf and normally projects outwardlysomewhat therefrom. A slot 11a is formed in plate 11, the said slotbeing closed at its outer end and being adapted to be alined with theslot 8 and to normally extend outwardlyT a short distance beyond theouter end of slot 8a. A bolt having a head bearing against the top ofplate 11, extends through slot 11a and normally through slot 8a and hasa nut at its lower end normally bearing against the lower side of theshelf 8b.

The standard comprises an arm 12 having a flat lower portion restingupon the plate 11. the said fiat lower portion having a threaded stud 13projecting downwardly therefrom throughl an aperture adjacent the innerend of plate 11 and through the slot Sd, the same arm being held fromremoval from the shelf 8 by a nut 14 threaded on the lower end of stud13 below the shelf. It will be clear that by loosening the nut 14. thearm 12 can be rotated, while that by tightening the nut 14 the arm willbe held from rotation. Arm 12 projects first upwardlyand then outwardlyfrom its lower end and is iorlred at its upper end at 12Lnl to providespaced bearings for a pivot 15 upon which a sheave 16 is mounted. Theforked ends 12a of arm 12 project upwardly a short distance above thesheave 16 and have a small rod 17 extending between the same above thesheave 1G.

To form the windlass for the device. a pair of bracket plates 18 areprovided and are bolted to the arm 12 adjacent their inner ends. Thesaid plates project outwardly from each other in opposite directions andare then bent upwardly. A shaft 19 is jonrnaled adjacent the upper endsof the 'two plates 18, extends between the plates and outwardlythere-from, the. fright eid of IIC CJI

the shaft being preferably bent to form a crank handle 19, shaft 19between the crank handle portion thereof and the right `hand plate 18. Adru1n21 is secured to the horizontal portion of shaft 19 between the twoplates 18. ratchet 22 preferably is secured to the 'left outerprojecting portion of shaft 19 andan angular dog 23 is pivoted to theleft hand yplate 18 for engagement with notches in the ratehet`22 toprevent free counterclockv wise movement of the'shaft 19 as viewed inFig. 1. The dog 23 is preferably angula'rly formed and is weighted atits handle portion to'cause the dog to be held by gravity in. engagementwith the teeth of ratchet 22.

`differently constructed. In place of the stud 13 illustrated in Fig. 1,a bolt 26 iS provided in the device illustrated in Fig. 5,

`to be held in place by the nut 2T.

extending through the plate 11 and adapted In place of the arm12,'illustrated in Fig. 1, and

above described, a standard 28 is provided in the structure.illustratedin Fig. 5. rlrlhe standard 28 is of substantially U-shape and -has thebolt 29 in its bottom portion, extending centrally therethrough andnormally ythrough the two: slots 11a and 8, a wing" nut 30-beingthreaded on to the lower end of bolt 29 below the horizontal portion oflbracket 8.' The upper inner end of standard 28 is oined by a crossmember 3l. Jour- -naled in the side arms of the U-shaped standard 28 isthe horizontal shaft 32 havingl an outwardly projecting crank portion32a. there being a collar 33 secured to the shaft between the crankportion and theouter right side of standard 28. A drum 34 is mounted onthe shaft 32 between the upstanding arms of standard 23 and a ratchet 35is secured to the left outer end of shaft y32, a dog 36 being providedwhich is pivoted yto the left side of standard 2S and is adapted toengage with. the teeth ofvratchet 35 Vto prevent countcrclockwisemovement of the shaft '32, as viewedl in full lines, Fie'. 5. The dog`36 is preferably angular in .flDiape and is weighted atv Aitsnon-engaging end to hold the dog in engagement with the ratchet 35. Ahorizontal rod 37 extends between projecting ears at the forward sidesof the arms of standard 28. A rope or cable 38 is secured at its innerend to the drum 33, eX-

tends over the rod 37, projects downwardly through the outer portion ofslot 11;L and A collar 2O is fixed to y nevaeeo has secured to its outerend the anchor. 39. Operation.

The operation of both forms of the inven tion illustrated in theaccompanying drawing against the outer side of the gunwale 7 of theboat. Considering the parts of the device to be in the positionillustrated in full lines Fig. 1, when it is desired to anchor the boat,the dog 23 is released from engage nient with ratchet 22, therebypermitting the anchor to fall by gravity downwardly, unwinding cable24rfrom drum 21. TV hen .the anchor 25 has struck the bottom of thelake, the dog 23 is released, whereupon the weighted end of the dog'causes the dog to be engaged with ratchet 22 to prevent furtherunwinding of cable24. i The boat will then be securely anchored. lVhenit is desired to weigh the anchor, crank 19 is turned thereby causingthe cable24 to be wound upon the drum 2l until the anchor has beenraised to the position illustrated in full lines Fig. 1. Bolt 14 beingslightly loosened, the arm 12.y may be nowk swung inwardly towards `thecenter of the boat causing the arm and parts thereto attached to bemoved to a position illustrated in dotted lines Fig. 1. This will bringthe weight of the anchor` and of arm 12 closer towards the center of theboat. If desired, to maintain the boat on an absolutely even keel, theanchor 25 can he allowed to fall a short distance, whereupon theweig'ht25 can be placed on the opposite side of the boat from the clamp toevenly balance the boat. iff-desired, in'- steadof swinging the arm 12inwardly to pivot about `the stud 13, the bolt ll() can be loosened,whereupon the plate can be slid outwardly on the shelf 8" until the boltl() has been withdrawn entirely from the slot 8d whereupon the plate 11and the arm 12 can both be swung inwardly. Due to the fact that theupper end of arm 12 is raised some considerable distance above the upperedge. of the boat, the anchor 25 can be inwardly swung without strikingthe edge of th e. boat.

In the device illustrated in Fig. 5, the operation will be very similarto that above described with the exception that the anchor 39 will haveto be lifted into the boat the lstandard 28 is faced inwardly. Byreleasing the wing nut 30 and moving the bolt 499 outwardly until thesame has been prollt) swung inwardly to the position illustrated in Fig.5 about the bolt Q6 as a pivotal axis.

It will be seen that a very simple and eilicient anchoring device hasbeen provided which can be easily operated by fishermen or otheroccupants of small boats.

it will, opt' course, be understood that vai'ious changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various partswithout departing ,from the scope of the present invention.

ldlhat is claimed is:

l. An anchoring device for a boat, comprising means adapted to bedetachably secured to the boat, a standard pivotally mounted in saidmeans for swinging movement about a vertical axis outwardly beyond theboat, and inwardly over the boat, a windlass mounted on said standardand an anchor adapted to be raised or lowered by said windlass.

2. An anchoring device for a boat comprising means adapted to bedetaehably secured to a boat, said means having a. slot in the upperportion thereof, a standard above said means and pivoted to said meansfor rotation in respect thereto and for sliding movement in said slot, awindlass mounted on said standard and anchor adapted to be operated bysaid windlass.

An anchoring device for a. boat comprising a clamp adapted to bereleasably secured to the edge of a boat, a plate mounted on the topsurface of said clamp and slidable outwardly and inwardly thereon, astandard pivoted in said plate, a windlass mounted on said standard andan anchor adapted to be operated by said windlass.

t. An anchoring device for a boat, comprising means adapted to bedetachably secured to the boat, said means having a substantially,horizontal upper surface with a slot formed therein and extendingsubstantially longitudinally thereof, a standard having a stud thereonextending through said slot, said standard extending` upwardly above aidmeans, means for clamping said standard from rotation about said studand from sliding movement in said slot, a windlass mounted on saidstandard and an anchor adapted to be operated by said windlass.

5. An anchoring device for a boat, comprising a clamp, adapted. to bereleasably secured to the edge of the boat and having a top surface withan open ended slot therein, a plate resting on the top of said clamp,said plate carrying` two studs projecting through the top of said clamp,one of said studs fitting within said slot, and said plate beingslidable on the top surface of said clamp, to permit said last mentionedstud to be withdrawn from said slot, thereby allowing said plate to beswung about said other stud as a pivot, a standard mounted on saidpirate,

windlass mounted on said standard and an anchor adapted to be operatedby said windlass.

6. An anchoring device for a boat, coniprising a clamp adapted to besecured to a boat,A an arm pivotally mounted in said clamp, means forsecuring said armfroni pivotal movement in respect to said clamp, a reelmounted on said arm, said arm being angularly inclined to the vertical,a cable secured to said reel at one end and an anchor secured to theother end of said cable, said arm and anchor normally extendingoutwardly from the side of a boat and being capable of being swunginwardly into the f boat when said cable is wound up on said reel andsaid means is released.

7. An anchoring device for a boat, comprising a clamp adapted to bereleasably secured to the edge of a boat, said clamp having asubstantially horizontal upper surface with an open ended slot formedtherein, a plate resting on the upper surface of said clamp, a standardpivotally mounted in said plate, a windlass mounted on said standard, ananchor adaptedA to be operated by said windlass and a pivot extendingfrom the top of said plate downwardly through the slot in the uppersurface of said clamp whereby said standard, plate, windlass and anchorcan be either swung outwardly from the edge of a boat about said pivotas an axis, or can be swung inwardly towards the center of the boat.

8. An anchoring device for a boat, comprising means adapted to bereleasably secured to a boat, said means having a fiat upper surfacewithv an open ended slot formed therein, a plate resting on the 'flatupper surface of said means, a bolt extending through said plate andthrough said slot in said means, a standard mounted for pivotal swingingmovement on said plate, a windlass mounted ou said standard and ananchor adapted to be operated by said windlass, whereby when said meansis secured to the edge of a boat, said. plate and standard can bepivoted about said bolt to extend outwardly from the edge of the boat orcan be swung inwardly into the boat 'from the edge thereof.

9. An anchoring device for a boat, comprising a clamp adapted to besecured to an edge of the boat, said clamp having a flat upper surfacewith a longitudinal slot therein, a plate resting on the upper surfaceof said clamp, said plate being adapted to project outwardly beyond theouter end of the upper surface of said clamp and havingr a slot formedtherein adapted to project outwardly beyond the open end of the slot insaid clamp, a standard projecting upwardly from said plate having a studprojecting through said plate and extending downward- .ly through saidslot in clamp, second gaged from the slot in said clamp, whereuponPsaid-standarch-windlass and anchor may he swung about the other stud:as a pivot.

10. yAn anchoring device 'for a boat coin-A 'prising a clamp adapted tohe secured to the side of a boat, said clamp havinga flat uppersur-acewith an open-ended slot formed therein, afplate bearing,` on the flatupper 'surface of said clamp, a standard carried by said plate, areelmounted on said standard,

a cable secured at one end to said reel7 an 'anchor secured to the otherend of said cable,

two studs'ladjaeent opposite ends 'of said plate and extendingdownwardly through lsaid plate rand the slot in said clamp, whereby saidplate can be slid outwardly in relspect to said clamp to cause one ofthe said OTTO S. GABRIELSON. MALCOLM J. VENNERSTROM.

